Resignation letter (was Re: [SunRescue] The Question.)

[Peter L. Wargo]

Funny, the terms of employement I signed at NCGR said that either party
was free to terminate... So how could they retain that right, but ask me
to give them 30 days?

-Pete


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Peter L. Wargo
pwargo at basenji.com
Owner/operator of basenji.com.

On Fri, 9 Feb 2001, Michael A. Turner wrote:

> 
> 
> 	I work in a "right to work" state in the USA. I am obligated to give
> NO notice at all. Also my employer is obligated to give me no notice when
> firing me. It's called "at will" employment. The only stipulation is that
> they will take your vacation pay in most cases if you do not give them two
> weeks. That's all they can do. No employment contracts of any kind becuase
> they are un-enforcable. It's nice having the freedom to leave, but scarry
> that you could show up at any time and be given the boot also....
> 
> 	Mike
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: P.A.Osborne [mailto:P.A.Osborne at ukc.ac.uk]
> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 12:07 PM
> To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> Subject: Re: Resignation letter (was Re: [SunRescue] The Question.)
> 
> 
> > Dear <line manager>,
> > 
> > I hereby give notice of my intention to terminate my contract of
> employment
> > on <date>.  
> > 
> > Yours sincerely
> 
> Sounds suitably blunt.
> 
> > I am intrigued to see that it is illegal in some countries for a 30 day
> > notice period to be enforced.  In the UK it is usually one calendar month
> > but can be longer  in some cases.
> 
> 
> My contract says three months...
> 
> Paul
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